The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-08-05

/ year.
Mr.. Walter Thompson Is on business
visit TO Johnstown.
Mr.. David James is lying seriously m al
his residence in the East ward.
-Barkers' are selling guano and fertilizer.
at lower prices than anyone else.
! The U. s Malls were car ried over the
Cresson & COalport railroad for the first
time on Monday.
-There will be harvest home picnic held
atSt' Lawrence on Wednesday and Thurs
day, August 10th and IIth
-Houtzdale. Clear6eld county, Is to have
water works In the near future, $40, 900 nay
ing already oeen subscribed for the same.
| On Tuesday last, the wife Of Rev. John
McGonigle, formerly pastor OF the Presby-
terian Church Of this place, died at her home
in OIL City.
Don't fail to read the new advertise
ment of Messrs. woolf, Son & Thomas, the
popular one price cIothiers Of Johustown, In
another column.
The game of base ball played at this
place between the Stars of this place and
the Loretto nine was very exciting and
resulted In a score Of 10 to IL in favor o: the
Stars. About the only feature OF the "a me
was the kicking" which lasted thruughou,
| the contest.
An exchange says: An ordinary potato
viii keep most flowers for two weeks or
more In a moderate temperature. The bes,
way is to cut slits In the potatoes and insert
the flower stems, and fasteu them with a
little cotton or paper. Potatoes may aIso be
used IN floral decorations. be .ng concealed
by the leaves.
Mr. Edward Luther. formerly Of Carroll
township. but who has been working in
JohnstowH, has leased the blacksmith shop
on Sample street, opposite D. N Chute's
carriage shop, where he intends Is carry on
blacksmIthing in all its branches. Ed is
a good workman and those wanting work k
done can get IL on short notice.
"A heavy wind and rain storm accom-
panic d in some places by hall, visited the
northern portion of the county on Monday
last. In Elder township It done large
amount Of damage TO the corn, blowing il
over and beating it down to the ground.
We understand that the windows In a num-
Der OF farm houses facing the north were
odd.S oroken by the hail.
The dead cody of an infant was found
by couple Of young men ia a grove, near
Altoona on last Sunday afternoon. They
had chased a squirrel into a stone pile and
while hunting for the squirrel found a cigar
box containing the remains. A cOrouer's
jury failed TO discover the Identity of the
remains and rendered a verdict that the
cause OF its death was unknown.
Or Friday OF last week John Shoemaker,
track hand on the railroad, met with an
accident near Roaring Spring, Blair county,
from which II Is thought he cannot recover
He was helping to pIopel hand car when
the crank broke and be fell on the track and
was caught and doubled up under the car,
inIuring his spinal column. he was taken
tc the Altoona Hospital on Saturday
For grain drills OF any kind OF phosphate,
step into Barkers' and see what they have
for sale.
-Messrs. Mcconnell S Saupp the low
priced clotniers OF Altoona, corner Of
Eleventh avenue and Fourteenth street, in
the st. Lawrence block, are selling their
summer goods at astOnishingly low prices
TO make room for fall stock. II you want
anything in tie clothing line either for sum
mer or fall drop into their establishments.
You will save money by buying from them
and don't you forget II.
The great problem with .he managers Of
the Republican party in this place Is the
best manner to get DAVID Hamilton out OF
the road as a candidate for County Commis-
sioner. They can only elect one and David
ig
nate two, and one OF them David, he may
down the man they want as be did the last
time. Who can suggest a way OF settling
David?
the barn on the farm known as the
Dee farm" In Susquehsnna township, be-
longing 10 MI. John Manion Of that town.
ship, during the storm on Monday last was
struck by lightning and the roof and upper
timbers badly shattered and torn. The
barn was flIed with hay and grain at the
time. which luckily did not take fire and the
only damage done to the contents was from
the rain.
General Samuel Jones, an employee Of
the Judge Advocate Generals Office at
died at Bedford Springs on
las. Sunday evening General Jones was
porn lu HRlnla IN lo-O, ana aIIer paSslnR ]
through the West Point Military Academy,
served in the army until the breaking out OF |
the late war when he signed TO enter the /
Confederate service, in which he rose to the /
-ank OF General.
Theodore Wineard freight conductor |
on the Pennsylvania railroad, fell from his /
rain near Mineral Point on last Saturday /
ard was ground 10 pieces under 4
the cars. He was running over the cars
when they gave a sudden lurch which threw
him to the track. He was a resident of
Derry where his remains were taken and
where he leaves a wife and six or seven
children. BE was about forty years of age
md had been in the employ OF the railroad
Cmpany for number Of years.
If you can tell anything about phosphate
y seeing samples, 90 down to Bsrkers' and
ee their samples at prices from $50 to sS5.
Any Kind and quantity at lower prices than
nyone else can sell the same quality of
oods. slss the best grain drill foo sale.
"A young man named Walter MeMani-
le was found dead on the track Of the Al
sgheny Valley Railroad az Du Bois on
'uesday morning. 1t was first supposed
hat he met his death by accident, but an in
es,igation has shown that he was foully
ealt with. He was known to go to a bawdy
ouse kept by a Mrs. Powers on Monday
light, and that he was assaulted and badly
adly beaten by two men, John O'Grady
nd John Burke. two we'll known characters,